I recently listened to a talk by Dr. Ellen Tart-Jensen at the International Iridology Practitioners Association (IIPA) conference in San Diego. I was impressed with how she recommends foods as medicines to help people heal. It's something I want to get better at because I believe we should make food our primary medicine. Grapefruit is a good example of a food that can also be used as a medicine. Health Benefits of GrapefruitGrapefruit is a low-calorie food with a high content of vitamin…
Geraniums can help ease problems with PMS and menopause and are useful for wound healing. The herb is a strong astringent that can help stop bleeding and heal various types of sores or wounds.
An estrogenic essential oil to calm the mind and improve the mood, clary sage is a good remedy for indigestion when taken as a tea. It eases gas and bloating and helps with intestinal dysbiosis. It can also be used to regulate sweating.
This family of garden flowers have benefits for the liver, blood, and female reproductive system. Each variety of peony has slightly different properties so it important to know the best one to use.
The viburnums, cramp bark and black haw, are valuable antispasmodics for dysmenorrhea, intestinal cramps, and muscle spasms. They have long been used to treat dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation and have also been used to treat gastrointestinal tract problems like painful intestinal cramps, excess mucus, adult colic, and nervous indigestion.
While writing about snowball bush (cramp bark), I was reminded of a night-time escapade from my late teens and I was inspired to share the story. It has nothing to do with herbs or natural healing. But, at the same time, it illustrates why those things are important to me. It started when I heard about some kids sneaking around at night, getting up to various mischief. As a teenager it sounded fun to stay up late at night, but the mischief part held no interest for me. So, I came up with an idea…